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Welcome to Turbo Leadership System's Blog

For over 20 years, Larry W. Dennis, Sr. has written a weekly leadership insights post. Please enjoy and forward to others to read and enjoy.
Each Tuesday, we post a 500-word true story from leaders just like you. Benefit from what they’ve learned.

Pioneering the Oregon Trail Volume VIII:

July 14th, 2020|

On the fifth day on our journey from Loganville, GA to Seabeck, WA, we went to the Opry in Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN. We loved the show - the singing, dancing, set changes, the trapeze artist and the juggler-ventriloquist-comedian.

Meeting Mischief

July 7th, 2020|

A few weeks before the full installation of our new Vista accounting software, I was a part of a Vista implementation meeting. There were several strong personalities in the meeting who were starting to run our meeting in a non-constructive way.

“Buffalo Bill” Cody

June 30th, 2020|

Day 14 of our 2,500-mile journey from Loganville, GA to Seabeck, WA, we visited Buffalo Bill's home in Cody, Wyoming. What an amazing man. He was a Pony Express rider, American Army scout, ranch hand, bison hunter, wagon train driver, fur trapper and gold prospector.

Black Belt

June 23rd, 2020|

My daughter is a high school senior. The successful completion of her senior project is a requirement for graduation.She was thinking of several project options, but just not sure what she really wanted to do. My husband and I used to just tell her what she should do.

Reducing the Pressure

June 16th, 2020|

In 2014, I changed life insurance providers. A requirement for being approved for my new policy was that my blood pressure had to fall within an acceptable range. My blood pressure has always been high.

Wrapping It Up

June 9th, 2020|

Several years ago, I was working on my first big commercial plumbing job in a 200,000 square foot testing lab. Part of my task was to 'tape the pipe' anywhere the plastic pipe was touching metal.

Safety Glasses

June 2nd, 2020|

I noticed that Mark, our shop manager, wasn't wearing his safety glasses as he was performing the recharging of a dry chemical fire extinguisher.

Pioneering the Oregon Trail Volume VI:

May 26th, 2020|

Day 24 of our journey from Loganville, GA to Seabeck, WA: We camped last night across the way from Hood River, OR in White Salmon, WA. Larry, Jr. called to say he was stopping by on his way to visit his Hood River Subway restaurants.

Award Winning Sales

May 19th, 2020|

From the beginning of my sales career many years ago, I have won sales contests and set sales records. I have enjoyed the reputation in many people's eyes of being a great salesman.

Computer Jargon

May 12th, 2020|

Brad Beadow, one of our steam plant employees, had been assigned the task of converting steam department risk assessment, lockouts, and vessel entries into the mill's new vessel entry templates.